Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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John Nobles (c. 1880s-c. 1940s)
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Highland Beach, Maryland (1893- )
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James Van Der Zee (1886-1983)
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George Cleveland Hall (1864-1930)

Explore Global African History

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Royal African Company
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Paul Bogle (1822-1865)
Central Accra, Ghana
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Accra, Ghana (ca. 1500- )
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Bussa Rebellion (1816)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
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The Pan-African Congresses, 1900-1945
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John McWhorter, “Celebrate the Triumph of Ordinary Black Americans”

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators